North Dakota residents who took itemized deductions for charitable deductions on their federal income tax forms in 2016 donated $7,382 on average, according to an analysis released this month by the Washington-based Tax Foundation.

North Dakota ranked No. 2 in a study of the state’s ability to pay all of its bills, including public employers’ pension benefits, according to a new ranking of the states’ fiscal health by Truth in Accounting (TIA).

North Dakota ranked No. 44 for its top individual income tax rate, according to a Tax Foundation analysis of 2018 tax numbers that tracked the District of Columbia and the 43 states that levy such taxes.

Among the District of Columbia and the 44 states that levy corporate income taxes, North Dakota ranked No. 44 for the top tax rate on business revenues, according to a Tax Foundation analysis of 2018 tax numbers.

Dakota College at Bottineau, Josef's School of Hair Design Inc-Fargo Downtown and North Dakota State College of Science enrolled the fewest in-state students of all two-year North Dakota schools, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of fall 20